WOLFEBORO — A man accused of attempting to murder his girlfriend this past spring will face a final pre-trial conference next month, with a hearing for a motion to suppress evidence on Tuesday, Oct. 9. David Connor Ford, 31, with a last known address of 15 Zaleda Farm Lane in Tuftonboro, was indicted on 18 counts, according to Carroll County Superior Court clerk, ranging from misdemeanors including simple assault to criminal threatening, criminal restraint and attempted murder. Police allege Ford struck his 28-year-old girlfriend numerous times in the face with a rock before holding her down into a burning fire pit in the early morning hours of April 24 in the backyard of her relative’s home on Middleton Road. According to accounts by the victim provided to the Wolfeboro Police Department, Ford was highly intoxicated when the couple went to the backyard of the Middleton Road residence to make a campfire.Police say when a fight ensued, Ford allegedly grabbed a rock and struck his girlfriend in the head and face approximately 10 times. When she attempted to flee, Ford allegedly wrestled her to the ground and dragged her to the campfire, while attempting to strangle her.Police Detective Guy Maloney previously told Foster’s, Ford verbally threatened to throw the victim into the fire, though he could not disclose the exact wording at that time. Ford then reportedly held the victim into the flames where she suffered severe burns to her arms, hands and face as she tried to push herself away from the hot coals and flames.Police described the victim’s injuries, with first- and second-degree burns, as so severe that those who knew her wouldn’t be able to recognize her. Maloney said he thought the victim was “fighting for her life.”Since his arrest April 25 Ford continues to be held without bail at the Carroll County House of Corrections.A motion to suppress hearing will be held on Oct. 9 with a final pre-trial conference scheduled for Nov. 19. A clerk reported jury selection, in the event of a trial, has been scheduled for the week of Nov. 19.